Photo Studio Light Setup vs Profoto Control
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Photo Studio Light Setup
Easily document and create studio lighting diagrams with an intuitive interface. Save, modify, and share your setups across devices and with friends. Access a library of professional setups and equipment for enhanced creativity.
- Intuitive interface for light documenting
- Create and modify lighting diagrams
- Share setups across devices and with friends
- Library of professional lighting setups
- Document setups with precision and detail
- Includes professional equipment and props
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Photo Studio Light Setup app is designed for professional and amateur photographers, photography students and educators. The application provides users with an intuitive interface and fluid workflow for quick and easy studio light documenting and creation of lighting diagrams that can be modified on your devices any time in the future and shared between devices and friends. The app features a growing library of professional lighting setups with reference photos and detailed equipment settings available for In-App purchase. Photo Studio Light Setup includes a wide variety of professional photography lighting equipment, studio props and photography subjects and allows users to document their lighting setups with high precision and all necessary details. Studio setups are shared among your devices via iCloud and can be shared among other users as captured images.
Profoto Control
Control Profoto Bluetooth-enabled lighting equipment remotely from your smartphone. Adjust settings with intuitive touch controls and ensure your gear is up-to-date with easy firmware updates.
- Smart remote control
- View and control Profoto Bluetooth products
- Touch, swipe, and tweak lighting
- Easy firmware updates
- Update Profoto Bluetooth products
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The Profoto Control app has been created for the modern, connected photographers that want to get the most out of their creative workflow – whether using a DSLR or Mirrorless camera. This is the Profoto experience at its best. Key features: SMART REMOTE CONTROL View and control all Profoto Bluetooth-enabled products from your smartphone screen. Touch, swipe and tweak until you get the light just right. EASY UPDATES The latest updates for Profoto Bluetooth-enabled products are now available at your fingertips. Update quickly from the app, so you are ready to shoot with the latest, improved firmware. Ultimately, this app lets you be as creative as you can be. LOOKING FOR PROFOTO CAMERA APP? Looking for a way to create images with your smartphone and Profoto lights? Search App Store for “Profoto Camera” and start using it! Please send your feedback and feature ideas to hello@profoto.com! Love, Profoto team.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Profoto Control at Free against Photo Studio Light Setup's $12.99. Profoto Control also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 5). Photo Studio Light Setup's advantage is review sentiment (58% vs 38%). On ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Profoto Control is free to download; Photo Studio Light Setup costs $12.99 up front. Photo Studio Light Setup sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Profoto Control asks for nothing beyond the download.
Profoto Control holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Profoto Control has 896 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 58% of Photo Studio Light Setup's written reviews are positive against 38% of Profoto Control's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Photo Studio Light Setup ships an update every 5 months, Profoto Control every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Photo Studio Light Setup | Profoto Control |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $12.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) | 4.7 (896 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.8% of reviews — better | 38.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 896 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 80 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alex Maxim | Profoto |
Customer experience
Photo Studio Light Setup
Profoto Control
Bugs and requests
Photo Studio Light Setup
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Profoto Control
Reported bugs
4 issues- Unable to register equipment in the app
- App crashes on launch or when connecting to lights
- Firmware update process is unreliable
- Inconsistent exposure and zoom support
Requested features
4 requests- Add support for more Profoto light models
- Improve camera integration and functionality
- Implement independent light group control
- Provide localization in more languages
In-app purchases
Photo Studio Light Setup
- Feast, fashion setup with four lights$2.99
- Beauty portrait, 4 colored lights setup$2.99
- Fashion at the beach, sunlight + octa$2.99
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- Night beach setup with one light$2.99
- Glamour 6-light setup$3.99
Profoto Control
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Photo Studio Light Setup free?
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